National Fuel Gas Company to Present at the BMO Capital Markets 2010 Unconventional Resource Conference

National Fuel Gas Company ("National Fuel”) (NYSE: NFG) will participate in the BMO Capital Markets 2010 Unconventional Resource Conference on January 12, 2010, in New York, N.Y. The conference features presentations by executives from various energy exploration and production companies and is designed to provide an in-depth look at trends and progress in finding and developing unconventional oil and gas resources.

Presenting on behalf of National Fuel Gas Company will be Ronald J. Tanski, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, and Matthew D. Cabell, President of Seneca Resources Corporation, National Fuel’s wholly owned exploration and production subsidiary.

National Fuel’s portion of the presentation will be available as a live webcast beginning at approximately 2:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. To access the webcast, visit the National Fuel Investor Relations homepage at investor.nationalfuelgas.com.

National Fuel is an integrated energy company with $4.8 billion in assets distributed among the following four operating segments: Exploration and Production, Pipeline and Storage, Utility and Energy Marketing. Additional information about National Fuel is available on its Internet Web site: investor.nationalfuelgas.com or through its investor information service at 1-800-334-2188.